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Comptroller outlines modernization and compliance priorities; 6,735 1099‑G forms mailed to wrong addresses
Summary
The Comptroller of Maryland described a modernization agenda including FMIS replacement, new CRM and call-center capacity, and compliance staffing to pursue an estimated tax gap. The office disclosed a mailing error that misplaced Social Security numbers on 6,735 1099‑G forms and offered one year of credit monitoring to affected taxpayers.
Department of Legislative Services analyst David Probert presented the Comptroller of Maryland’s fiscal 2026 allowance on Feb. 17, 2025, reporting a $309.1 million request — a 41.2% increase over the working appropriation largely driven by major information-technology projects and personnel changes. Probert said the fiscal 2026 allowance includes 117 new positions and major-project funding for a central payroll system replacement, an integrated tax system, and financial management modernization.
Why it matters: The Comptroller’s modernization work — from a new customer-relationship-management system and call-center contracts to a multiagency Financial Management Information System (FMIS) replacement — affects state finance operations, tax administration, and interactions with millions of taxpayers and state employees.
Probert noted the FY26 allowance “increases by $90,100,000…
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